Policy Governance, developed by John Carver, is a cutting edge operating system for Boards of Directors. It focuses on helping the board be accountable to the owners and CEO being accountable to the board. The only complete system of governance known in the world today, Policy Governance offers a rational framework that allows for effective and efficient governing.

Improving Skills in Policy Governance

This section is designed for those who have already decided to pursue or improve the practice of Policy Governance. It offers many explanations of key concepts, examples of processes, tools for doing your work and tips for growing in your ability to do it well. Please explore!

What is governance?

How do we define governance?
A great definition of governance is, "Seeing to it that the organization achieves what it should and avoids unacceptable situations." Governing decisions determine how authority and control is exercised within an organization in order to create results.